My article is about how São Paulo is suffering in a water drought. São Paulo is the seventh-largest metropolitan region in the world. This is the worst spring drought in history. Some sources estimate that São Paulo, which is home to 44 million people, could run dry in mid November. This is the first time in 80 years the dams have run dry. The biggest reservoir in the state, Cantareira, currently is holding 3.2 percent of it's normal load. One reason why we and the rest of the world cares so much is because we are dependent on it for things like coffee.
I feel awful for the residents because they are also limited on use of water. In the article it said that they are now having tap stations in different areas and the line is huge. We think the lunch lines are huge with only 10 kids in line trying to get food but imagine 70 people in line just trying to get water. The people are also forming an alliance for water. This alliance is called Brazil's NGO. This stands for Brazil's non government organizations.
What are some of the ways the residents could conserve water?
Would you be a part of this alliance against the government? Why or Why not?
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/24/3584331/sao-paolo-running-out-of-water/
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